French President Emmanuel Macron arrived on the White Home on Monday to affix President Trump for a name with the heads of the Group of Seven nations to debate ending Russia’s warfare on Ukraine and the way forward for U.S. relations with Europe.
Mr. Macron didn’t take questions as he entered the West Wing alongside along with his delegation. Monica Crowley, White Home chief of protocol, greeted the French president upon his arrival.
The high-stakes name with the leaders of the world’s seven largest international locations comes after Mr. Trump rattled Europe along with his harsh criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Mr. Trump blasted his Ukraine counterpart for failing to barter an finish to the warfare, accused him of being an unpopular chief who owes his political survival to the U.S. “gravy prepare” of overseas support and urged Ukraine is guilty for beginning the warfare with Russia.
Mr. Trump additionally vented frustration that Mr. Zelenskyy has rebuffed the unique deal giving the U.S. entry to Ukraine’s precious mineral deposits, a lot of which have functions within the aerospace, medical and tech industries. The 2 international locations are nonetheless negotiating on a potential pact.
European leaders have been dismayed by the criticism of Mr. Zelenskyy, in addition to Mr. Trump’s determination to have interaction in political talks with Russian officers in Saudi Arabia with out Ukrainian or European leaders on the desk.
Mr. Trump has dismissed criticism from European leaders saying that Ukraine has been negotiating “with no playing cards.”
Mr. Macron will not be the one high chief heading to Washington this week. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, one other robust supporter of Ukraine, could have his first assembly with the brand new American president on the White Home Thursday.
One other conflict between allies is about to happen on the United Nations on Monday after the U.S. proposed a decision to finish the warfare that doesn’t embody the demand from Ukraine and European officers calling for Moscow’s forces to instantly withdraw from the nation.
Previous to leaving for the U.S., Mr. Macron mentioned he plans to inform Mr. Trump that it’s within the joint curiosity of Individuals and Europeans to not present weak spot to Russian President Vladimir Putin forward of negotiations to finish the warfare. European leaders have criticized feedback from the Trump administration that Ukraine is not going to recuperate the lands it has misplaced within the three-year-old warfare and that Kyiv will probably be completely blocked from its hopes of ever becoming a member of the NATO alliance.
Mr. Macron additionally urged that he would make the case to Mr. Trump that Washington’s dealings with Mr. Putin may have monumental ramifications for the U.S.’s dealings with China.
Forward of the assembly, Mr. Macron posted on social media that he intends to inform Trump, “You’ll be able to’t be weak within the face of President Putin. It’s not you. It’s not in your curiosity. How will you then be credible within the face of China if you happen to’re weak within the face of Putin?”
